User's Guide

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AirTight APs that form a wireless mesh network will always be categorized as Authorized APs only. You
cannot change the category of such AirTight APs. If APs from vendors other than AirTight are part of the
mesh network, you are allowed to change the category of these APs from authorized to any other
category.
The APs tab is divided horizontally into two panes. The upper pane shows a list of APs for the selected
location. The lower pane shows the AP properties related to the AP you select in the upper pane of the
APs tab. You can view a list of recently associated clients associated with the selected AP, in case of
authorized, rogue, external and uncategorized APs.
In case of authorized APs, you can also view AP utilization, AP associated clients, AP traffic, AP average
data rate in the lower pane.
Both active and inactive APs are visible in the APs tab. Inactive APs of some categories are visible in
specific deployments only.
A toolbar is seen between the two panes as shown in the figure below. You can perform various
operations related to the APs using the options present on the toolbar.
To perform any operation facilitated by the toolbar, you need to select an AP row in the upper pane.
Note: The options available to perform various operations depend on the role of the user that has logged
in.
Mesh APs are categorized as Authorized, by default. You cannot change the category of the mesh APs if
they are Airtight APs. You cannot quarantine, automatically ban these APs. Hence the options under
More in the toolbar are disabled for mesh APs.
You can change the category of mesh APs if the APs are provided by a vendor other than AirTight.
The following table provides a description of the fields seen in the upper pane of the APs tab.
Field
Description
Active Status
Indicates whether the AP is active or inactive.
RSSI
Observed RSSI (Received Signal Strength Indicator) value for the AP .
Name
User-defined name of the AP.
MAC Address
Unique 48-bit address of the AP/ 802.11 PHY modes used by the AP.
Channel
Channel number on which the AP operates. The channel is shown as
Dual for AP that operates on both 802.11a and 802.11b/g simultaneously.
Protocol
802.11 protocol used – 802.11a, 802.11b only, 802.11b/g, or
802.11a/b/g, with or without 802.11n or 802.11ac capability.
Clients
Number of active clients associated with the AP.
SSID
For an AP, it specifies the operating SSID, which is the unique identity
that prospective Clients use to recognize the network. When several
WLANs operate in the same space, SSID helps Clients in deciding which
one to join. However, SSID alone does not pro
vide any meaningful
security.